While watching The Twilight Zone marathon on the SyFy Channel over the holiday weekend, I got caught up in an episode titled “Caesar and Me,” starring Jackie Cooper as a ventriloquist who is at the mercy of Caesar, his dummy. Ventriloquists and their woo

Donald Himes. Composer and piano player of theme song for the long running CBC TV children’s show Mr. Dressup. He died in Mohamed Bouazizi. Tunisian fruit vendor who set himself on fire in December to protest against government indifference succumbed to

As 2011 comes to a close, let's remember those figures from television history who left us during 2011. Some were far too young. Others lived into their 10th decade. Some were household names, like Harry Morgan ("Dragnet," "M-A-S-H"), Andy Rooney ("60 Mi

Spring 2011 milestones included the killing of Osama bin Laden, the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and the resignation of Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel. We also watched the last Oprah Winfrey Show, savored the Dallas Ma

Memories of the departed often depend on where you are in the timeline. Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address at the 2005 Macworld Expo. Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address at the 2005 Macworld Expo. For those old enough to remember

The death of actress Elizabeth Taylor in March was probably the most notable celebrity death of 2011. A star since her childhood in movies such as "National Velvet," the violet-eyed, British-born Taylor's long reign as a movie queen and her tumultuous pe